Daniel
Blevins
Jr.
Born before in Prince George's County, Province of Maryland
[uncertain]
Ancestors [uncertain]
Son of Daniel Blevins
and Sarah (Unknown) Blevins
[uncertain]
Brother of
John Blevins [half]
Husband of
Unknown (Unknown) Blevins
— married
1760 in Colony of Virginia
Descendants 
Father of
John Blevins, James Blevins Sr., Richard Blevins, Elisha Blevins, Elisha Blevins and Jonathan Blevins Sr.
Died after
after age 53
in Grayson, Virginia, United States [uncertain]
[uncertain]
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Biography
Birth
Daniel Blevin (aka Blevins) was born before 1741, most likely either in in the Monocacy Hundred in the Province of Maryland, or in the Colony of Virginia. He was the son of Daniel Blevins and, possibly, Daniel's wife Sarah (____). [1]
Migration to Virginia
Beginning in the late 1730s, the Blevins families left Maryland and migrated to Virginia. Most settled initially in Goochland County, Virginia, but it is unclear whether this Daniel's father Daniel ever settled there. The first appearance of his father Daniel in the extant records is much further west, along the banks of the Smith River in what was then Lunenburg County, where the older Daniel first appears in the court records beginning in 1746.[2]
In 1752, Halifax County was carved from the western portion of Lunenburg, and on 8 April 1762, both Daniel Blevins Sr. and Daniel Blevins Jr. filed land entries in Halifax County for acreage along Little Marrowbone Creek and other tributaries of the Smith River. A land entry record filed by Merry Webb on 17 February 1763 again references the Daniel Blevins entry.[3]
In 1767, Pittsylvania County was carved from the western portion of Halifax. In 1771, the older Daniel was still living in Pittsylvania County, but his son Daniel had migrated further west to what was then Botetourt County. In 1771, both Daniels and Sarah the wife of the older Daniel executed a document of particular importance for Blevins researchers: a power of attorney in connection with their efforts to pursue a property interest that Daniel Sr and his son Daniel Jr claimed in land located in Westerly, Rhode Island. This power of attorney was executed on 1 July 1771, and proved in court in Pittsylvania County, Virginia, on 27 September 1771.[4]
In 1772, Fincastle County was created from the western portion of Botetourt, and in 1773, several Blevins men appear on John Montgomeries [sic] List of Tithables for Fincastle County, including Daniel as well as William, John, and James.[5] Given his confirmed presence in Botetourt County in 1771 based on the power of attorney, the Daniel on that list is likely this one.
American Revolution
A Daniel Blevins enlisted in the Montgomery County Militia, 14th Regiment on 21 Jan 1776 under Col. Charles Lewis, and Capt. John Cox. He is noted as "deserting on 17 March", on the May 1777 Military Rolls. (U.S. Revolutionary War Roll, 1775-1783)
On 30 Sep 1777 he took "The Virginia Oath of Allegiance", under Capt. John Cox. Daniel appears on the Loyalist Insurrection in 16 July 1779, the sworn deposition of Capt. John Cox which begins with "whereas the most daring conspiracy and insurrection" "within the bounds of Captain Cox and Osborne's Companies". Others that appear on 1777 Montgomery County Militia include sons' Richard and Jonathan Blevins. ("The Blevins Men of the Revolution", page 11, "Virginia Military Records", page 211. Blevens)
Montgomery County, Virginia
Montgomery County was created from Fincastle in 1777. Daniel Blevins appears on the personal property tax lists for Montgomery County in 1787, 1788, and 1789.[6] Significantly, appearing immediately next to Daniel Blevins on these lists are:
- in 1787, James Blevins, identified as "son of D."
- in 1788, James Blevins, again identified as "son of D."
- in 1789, Elisha, James, and John Blevins; both James and John are identified as "son of D."
The identification of James and John Blevins as the son of Daniel on these lists was apparently to distinguish them from other James and John Blevins which appear elsewhere in Montgomery County at the same time.
Wythe & Grayson County, Virginia
In 1790, Wythe County was created from the western portion of Montgomery; and in 1793, Grayson county was carved from the southern portion of Wythe. In 1794, a number of Blevins men appear on the tax lists for Grayson County, Virginia, including two Daniels.[7] It is likely that one of the two men named Daniel Blevins who appear in Grayson County in 1794 is this same Daniel.
A Daniel Blevins appears again on those lists in 1797, and appears to be listed as possibly exempt (perhaps due to his advanced age?).[8] He does not seem to appear in the tax lists after that.
The circumstances of this Daniel's death are uncertain, but he likely died after 1797, probably in Grayson County, Virginia.
Children
The identity of the children of this Daniel Blevins has been controversial and is the subject of ongoing research and collaboration among interested WikITree members.
Based on the Montgomery County Tax Lists for 1787-89 cited above, and the family clusters on the Grayson County tax lists from 1797-1803,[9] the children of this Daniel and an unknown mother probably include:
- James
- John
- Elisha
Some researchers also identify additional brothers
- Jonathan
- Richard
Research and collaboration to sort this out is ongoing.
Research Notes
Proof of Parental Relationship
The 1771 power of attorney establishes that Daniel was the son of Daniel and also that the older Daniel's wife in 1771 was named Sarah (____).[4] It is uncertain whether this was the older Daniel's only wife, and therefore it is uncertain whether this Sarah was the younger Daniel's mother.
Date and Location of Birth
The land transactions involving both Daniel Sr and Daniel Jr in Halifax County in 1762 establish that the younger Daniel was already 21 by then, indicating a birth year of 1741 or earlier.[3] For the reasons described in his profile, Daniel's father was likely born between 1710-14 and was living in the Monocacy Hundred in what was then St. George's County, Maryland, in 1733. The Blevins families began migration from Maryland to Virginia in the 1730s, so it is likely that Daniel Jr. was born either in St. George's County, Maryland, or in the Colony of Virginia, between 1731- 1741.
Possible Presence in North Carolina
A Daniel Blevins served on the Royal North Carolina Regiment Loyalist Volunteers roster in Oct 1779, under Lt. Col. John Hamilton. He appears on subsequent Loyalist lists for 1777, 1781, 1782, and 1783. (Montgomery Militia, Loyalist Insurrection, and Loyalist records "The Blevins Men of the Revolution"..., "The Loyalists of North Carolina"..)
Daniel Blevins documented "encampment" along Flat Creek, on the French Broad River in modern Buncombe, North Carolina. Original land grant if any unknown, and is being sought. Daniel did own land in Montgomery by "entitlement" in the year 1778. He is referenced in the following document:
North Carolina Land Grants dated 6 Sep 1782 for William Roberts, Buncombe, North Carolina, 296A-505.
- "I have surveyed a tract of land for William Roberts containing three hundred and fifty acres, lying on Daniel Blevenses (sic) camp (t) branch, the first big branch lying on Flat Creek, on the north side of the French Broad River". (North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files)
- It is not clear, but this is likely the Daniel who appeared in Buncombe, North Carolina, based on his absence on the 1782 Montgomery County Tax lists, and his Loyalist affiliation. (Ange Marshall-21076) See comments below.
Transcription of 1771 Power of Attorney
From an earlier version of the profile:
Daniel Sr. and son Daniel Jr. signed a power of attorney to assign their friend James Rentfrow, to recover land in Westerly RI in 1771. From "Washington Co., RI Records" the following is taken: "Power of Attorney - 1 July 1771 - We Daniel Blevins, Sr. of Pittsylvania County in Virginia and Daniel Blevins, son of said Daniel Blevins, in Botetourt County in Virginia, do appoint our Trusty friend James Rentfrow, Sr. of Pittsylvania Co., VA as our true and lawful attorney for us in our name and to our use to ask Demand Recover or Receive of and from Joseph Stantone in Westerly formerly Narragency in new ingland, one piece of Land containing 100 acres more or less in Westerly new ingland....our sole and full Power and authority to follow such legal Courses....as we our Self might or could do were we Personally present....all things which may be necessary Concerning the Premises. Signed Daniel Blevins, Sr. his x mark; Sarah her mark; Daniel Blevins, Jr. his mark; Wit: Thos. Flowers, Geo. Lumkin, Robt., Lumkin, Robt. Pewsey; Rec: 27 Sep. 1771."
Sources
- ↑ See discussions of "Proof of Parental Relationship" and "Date and Location of Birth"in the Research Notes.
- ↑ See profile for Daniel Blevins.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Chiarito, Entry record book, 1737-1770, based on Fansler index.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Pittsylvania County Virginia Deed Book No. 2 1770-1772, p. 317-18; Digital Images, FamilySearch, “Deed book, v. 1, 1767-1770 (includes list of surveys 1768-1769) -- Deed book, v. 2, 1770-1772;” FHL microfilm 33,262; DGS 7,646,004. Copy with transcription, WikiTree (https://www.wikitree.com/photo.php/6/6e/Blevins-111.pdf : accessed 29 Jun 2021.
- ↑ Richard Slatten, "A Tithable List for Botecourt Parish, Fincastle County, Virginia, 1772, 1773," Magazine of Virginia Genealogy, Vol. 25, No. 1, Feb. 1987, 11-19, at 17; images, Ancestry.com, (https://www.ancestry.com/imageviewer/collections/6131/images/VGS_1987_01_01_0020 : accessed 5 Dec 2020).
- ↑ Montgomery County Personal Property Tax Lists 1787-89 (microfilm); digital images, FamilySearch, "Personal property tax lists 1787-1812 (Missing 1808)," (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CS79-KZW9-L : accessed 7 Jul 2021), images 115 (1787), 155 (1788), & 216 (1789); FHL microfilm 1,870,165; DGS 7,856,147.
- ↑ Grayson County Personal Property Tax List 1794 (microfilm); digital images, FamilySearch, "Personal property tax lists, 1794-1827," (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ2-Q3Q5-M : accessed 5 Jul 2021), images 16 & 17; FHL microfilm 2,024,555; DGS 7,849,125.
- ↑ Grayson County Personal Property Tax List 1794 (microfilm) , image 78.
- ↑ Grayson County Personal Property Tax Lists 1794 (microfilm). FamilySearch, “Personal property tax lists, 1794-1827,” (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-CSQ2-Q3Q5-M : accessed 14 Aug 2021), images 78 (1797: James, Daniel (Exem?), & Elisha); 103 (1788: Elisha, James & John); 177 (1801: Elisha, James, & Daniel); 201 (1802: John, Daniel, James, Elisha, Stephen); & 225 (1803: James & Elisha); FHL microfilm 2,024,555; DGS 7,849,125.
See also:
- U.S., Compiled Revolutionary War Military Service Records,1775 - 1783
- U.S. Revolutionary War Rolls, 1775-1783 (1777)
- North Carolina, U.S., Land Grant Files, 1693-1960 (William Roberts, 6 Sep 1782, Buncombe, NC, 296A-505)
- "The Loyalists in North Carolina During the Revolution", Robert O. Demond, Duke University Press, Durham, North Carolina, 1940.
- "The Blevins Men of the Revolution; Blevins Patriots and Loyalists in the Southern Campaigns", pages 6,7, and 11. Robert P. Blevins, Acme, Pennsylvania, 2021
- "Virginia Military Records"; The Virginia Magazine of History and Biography, The William and Mary College Quarterly, and Tylers Quarterly", page 211, (Capt. Cox's Company, Sept 30, 1777 Militia list). Baltimore Genealogical Publishing, 1983. (Daniel Blevens)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Daniel by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. Y-chromosome DNA test-takers in his direct paternal line on WikiTree:
- Gary Blevins
:
Family Tree DNA Y-DNA Test 37 markers, haplogroup E-M35, FTDNA kit #933466
-
~1.56%
Gregory Ned Blevins :
23andMe, GEDmatch FF5380779 [compare]
-
~1.56%
Russell Blevins :
AncestryDNA
-
~1.17%
Margaret (White) Kees :
23andMe
-
~0.78%
Nancy Caton :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member ncaton
-
~0.78%
Sharon (Gott) Griffin :
AncestryDNA
-
~0.78%
Warren Dodge :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A406508 [compare], Ancestry member wlrd45
-
~0.78%
Kenneth Webb :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch T298290 [compare], FTDNA kit #119044
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~0.78%
Gary Blevins :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder
-
~0.39%
Terry (Phipps) Lane :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Richard Osborne :
23andMe
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~0.39%
Anonymous Shelton :
23andMe, GEDmatch GY7243986 [compare]
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~0.39%
Pam Loftin :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Eric Cooper :
23andMe
-
~0.39%
Sharon (Roll) Harrell :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch 239 [compare], Ancestry member hrrshar31
-
~0.39%
Don Knight :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A428085 [compare], Ancestry member dknight685
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~0.39%
Traci (Forsythe) Stormes :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Shawn (Duncan) Kincaid :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Kimberly Taylor :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch FZ9874019 [compare], Ancestry member kimksurvivor
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~0.39%
Kevin Russell :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Krystal Howton :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Larry Jones :
AncestryDNA
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~0.39%
Harold Franklin :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #842835
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~0.39%
Mandy (Brewer) Steinhardt :
Family Tree DNA Family Finder, GEDmatch H578465 [compare], FTDNA kit #B282580
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Categories: Virginia Colonists
I tried sorting out Blevans one from the other "back in the aughts" and gave up chiefly due to the contention between some of the researchers and the plethora of same named individuals. Now that I've done autosomal testing, I've discovered that people related to the Blevans/Osborn(Ausborn)/Howards seem to share matches with me and people from at least 5 of my 8 greatgrandfathers. There's marrying cousins and then there's this batch. Trying to figure out shares from folks with 30 cM is tough because it seems that they are sharing DNA from two totally different lines in my family at a much lower rate. So what seems like a slam dunk 3rd cousin winds up being a 6C1R and a 5C and a 5C2R, all in different research sets. Rowan, Rutherford, NC and Grayson, VA are the common locations, followed by mid 19th C emigrations to Missouri.
My semi-documented individual is Stephen Ausborn Blevans (1787 ish - 1851) son of Richard Blevans & Hannah Ausborn who were married in Rutherford Co, NC. Current theory is that Richard Blevans and numerous Oz/Osbornes served in the militias raised in the New River Valley and then settled in Grayson Co, VA after a short period in western NC. See lists here https://www.newrivernotes.com/revolutionary-war-soldiers-nrv/.
In 1830 Stephen A Blevans of Bond, IL provided a statement certifying that Joseph Evans had received a certificate in 1819 allowing him to claim a pension for service in the Revolution. Stephe said that they were both living in Marion Co, TN at the time. The following year Stephen moved to Crawford Co, Missouri, according to his son Jonathan's autobiography written in 1932. Same autobiography has him in Pulaski (Miller) Co, MO from 1834-1841. However, in 1840, I have two Stephens - Stephen A in Bond Co, IL and another Stephen with children the right age for my guy's kids is in Platte, MO. As I said, there are multiple individuals with the same first name in every generation.
edited by Nancy Caton
From the pension application of James Blevens (Blevins) S32121 State of Indiana, Lawrence County: County Probate Court State of Indiana Greene County On this the 22nd day of June 1833 personally appeared before me Elijah P. Cushman a Justice of the Peace in and for the County aforesaid Robert Ellis a resident of said County aged 76 years the first day of last February who being first duly sworn according to law makes oath and saith that when he was a volunteer in the Army of the Revolution of the time he was stationed at Siege of Ninety Six in the State of South Carolina became acquainted with James Evans [sic Blevins] now a resident of Lawrence County in this State...That in the few days after the battle of the Eutaw Springs the said Blevins was taken to his uncle's John Sutton's who lived near the hanging rock in South Carolina...
Infant Blevins female.
Birth 1760/1761 --- Death 1760/1761.
6949-Hooper
Willian Blevins'
Birth 1757/1758 --- Death 1847.
6940-Hooper.
This area of North Carolina was a known Loyalist "hub" for obvious reasons. William Roberts who is sourced w/ land grant is another person being examined. There is integral relationships between families and researching history takes time to clarify. There is always need for corrections, this is part of the process. Daniel Sr. likely returned to Virginia, after the conflict was over. Daniel's sons are documented in the building of the Burke/ Buncombe roads (which seems to follow Daniel's 1782 residency)
I will return to help when done with my other Wikitree family members.
There's a trace of Daniel (or his father) in Burke County in a survey record dated September 6, 1782 -- "I have surveyed a tract of land for William Roberts containing three hundred and fifty acres, lying on Daniel Blevinses camp branch, the first big branch lying on Flat Creek on north side of French Broad River." Daniel was about 22 and his father about 42, and both were old enough to make camp on a branch of Flat Creek in the part of Burke that became Buncombe County in 1791, and present day Transylvania County in 1861. This Daniel could have been the father -- he wasn't listed in the 1782 Montgomery County, Virginia Personal Property Tax List. He could also have been the son -- he spent many months trekking around North Carolina during the war and he may well have seen a locale where he wanted to live. In any case, father or son, there's no record of his ever getting a survey or grant for the land.
edited by Alton Blevins
edited by [Living Marshall]
The cluster group (Montgomery and Grayson) does apply to the correct son Elisha Blevins-3693 who migrates and is documented with family including father Daniel 110 (Cluster group, Montgomery records, Washington County Court Records (building of Burke roads), migration with brothers John, Jonathan and Richard into Wayne, KY.. Notes described in "Records" on his profile, which clearly defines him as the probable proven (by residency, migration) son of Daniel 110.
The other (separate identity) Elisha Blevins-2547 (for detachment) migrates with family into Ashe, North Carolina. Notes described in "Disputed Parentage" (in between an older biography / research notes) clearly define his probable parentage as James Jr., who sons migrate into Ashe, NC. These notes are found on his profile. Are there any questions before he is detached?
Two separate Elisha's born in Montgomery, Virginia in a similar time, one the son of James who migrates into Ashe, NC. The other the son of Daniel who migrates with brothers into Wayne, KY. (not conflated)
Edit note - please see comments on Elisha Blevins-2547 for detachment.
edited by [Living Marshall]
You are asserting that the Elisha who is clustered with this Daniel and his sons James and John on Montgomery County tax lists is Elisha Blevins, who died in Clinton County, Illinois. What is the basis for the claim that Elisha, son of this Daniel, migrated to Illinois rather than to North Carolina? I have read the profiles, but I still don't understand what the basis for this claim is.
Daniel 3818 is the duplicate of Daniel Blevins-110, father is Daniel Blevins-111.
edited by [Living Marshall]
edited by [Living Marshall]
edited by [Living Marshall]
Based on this, unless anyone objects, I plan to treat this profile (Blevins-110) as the "Power of Attorney" Daniel (abt 1731-aft 1797), and pull the rest of the material out of this profile to incorporate into those other profiles. They all need some clean up as well.
edited by Day (Bredleau) Thomas
edited by Scott McClain
That profile also needs clean up, but it clearly represents the Daniel who submitted the Rev War pension application.
Also, I have not found any reliable basis for any of the children claims connecting them to ANY of these Daniels. If they relate to anyone, it is probably the Scott County Daniel, but I don't see any reliable evidence to support even that. The claims all seem to have been made by Leslie Blevins based entirely upon the speculative conclusions in his own book The Longhunters. He cites no sources for the claims in his book. I have posted a heads up comment on the profiles for each of the children to see if anyone comes forward with any evidence to support those claims, and absent anything, I plan to detach them all.
Once it seemed like six different people had been conflated, but as I studied them I got them down to three. It's like the whodunit detective game where "the man with the cane is petting a cat." "the woman with the pink scarf has a red handkerchief." Etc.
edited by Jack Day
In July 1761, John Blevins sued Daniel Dean on an attachment against Dean's estate. The recording clerk wrote "It appearing that Daniel Blevins Junr owes defendant 3 pounds, 16 shillings and 6 pence, this day came the plaintiff by Paul Carrington, his attorney, and defendant failing to replevy, plaintiff proved his account for 4 pounds, 12 shillings, and one penny. It is ordered that the sum be condemned in the hands of said Daniel Blevins, toward satisfying this debt."
This implies that Daniel Blevins Junr was born in or before 1740.
As you can see, we have some ongoing discussion about whether we've got the correct sons attached to this man, so any insight you can share on that will be helpful.
I'm almost finished with my write up for Daniel's son Daniel (Revolutionary War pension file S31555). Based on the ages he gave in Rhone in 1823 and adjacent Morgan in 1834 we can say say the he was born sometime during 1752 and 1760 -- based on his 1830 Harlan County, Kentucky census record he was born sometime during 1760 and 1770 -- 1760 it is, thus a father born in or before 1740 is consistent with Mother Nature.
Cheers, Liz (co-leader, US Southern Colonies Project)
Sorting out 3 men named William Blevins <www.ancestry,com>
"United States Census, 1790," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XH2M-Z7H : accessed 24 January 2018), James Rentfrow, Wayne, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 471, NARA microfilm publication M637, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 7; FHL microfilm 568,147.
"United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDJX-P5X : 12 April 2016), Daniel Bliven, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; citing family 322, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
There again it is clear that these are separate persons.
Again, it is clear that these are four separate individuals with similar names.
This fact would seem to indicate that these are two different Daniel Blevin(s), one in Virginia and one in Rhode Island. Their relationship, if any, is unknown at present.
"United States Census, 1800," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHRQ-4Y2 : accessed 23 January 2018), Daniel Bliven, Westerly, Washington, Rhode Island, United States; citing p. 722, NARA microfilm publication M32, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 46; FHL microfilm 218,681.
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Clearly this Family Search Pedigree illustrates the widespread confusion and mingling of inconsistant data in regards to Daniel Blevins. It is very likely that facts and outright unsupported guesswork in regards to several individuals named Daniel Blevins are being combined into one confusing and inaccurate profile. This can only be resolved through careful sourcing and research to untangle the current mixing of biographical information.